Ordering in a Restaurant with Food Allergies
Sure, eating at a restaurant is supposed to be easier than cooking a meal at home, but for families managing food allergies, it inherently involves more work. All you need is a system, and you'll realize it's just a series of bite-sized steps.
New Feature: Recipe Filter!
We've added a recipe filter to the Spokin App. You can now find the perfect recipes sorting by allergens, categories, Verified Brands, and bloggers. Make sure to update the app to find it!
The End of Food Allergy with Dr. Kari Nadeau
The End of Food Allergy is a landmark book on preventing, diagnosing, and reversing food allergies with key findings from a premier team of trained experts.
The trailblazing research of Dr. Kari Nadeau at Stanford University reveals that food allergy can be a treatable condition, because the immune system can be retrained. Food allergies can be disrupted, slowed, and stopped. The key is a strategy called immunotherapy (IT)–the controlled, gradual reintroduction of an allergen into the body. With innovations that include state-of-the-art therapies targeting specific components of the immune system, Dr. Nadeau and her team have increased the speed and effectiveness of this treatment to a matter of months. Food allergy families will find fascinating information on the causes of food allergies, the science behind different types of food allergy testing and learn details on immunotherapy. The End of Food Allergy is a must-read for anyone interested in the science behind food allergies and the latest research that is changing the future of allergies.
Back To School With Just Egg
In partnership with our friends at JUST An egg-free product that tastes, cooks and even scrambles like conventional eggs sounds like a dream come true to many egg allergy families.
About the Spokin App!
Spokin’s mission is to make managing food allergies and celiac easier by connecting the community to safe foods, restaurants, bakeries, travel, recipes, and each other. We hope you’ll find our content and iOS app beautiful, modern, and fun.
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Sesame Label Law
State Representative Jonathan Carroll drove the unanimously passed Illinois state law requiring sesame to be included as a top allergen on packaged foods. His daughter is one of the estimated 1.6 million Americans with a sesame allergy. Food allergy legislation is one of his biggest missions and he’s just getting started.
30 Black Allergy-Friendly Food Bloggers
Whether the bread you’re baking is dairy-free, gluten-free, or nut-free, food has the power to connect us all. Support, share and follow these 30 talented Black allergy-friendly food bloggers!
Photo credit: Grandbaby Cakes
For the Health Webinar: A Conversation on Race & Food Allergy
Black children are 7% more likely to have food allergies compared to white children, are diagnosed less frequently, receive less medical care, and are more likely to experience anaphylaxis. The first step toward racial equality in the food allergy community starts with education and an understanding of what needs to be changed and how. Our dear friend Emily Brown of the Food Equality Initiative created a free webinar and resource for the entire food allergy community. The webinar intentionally launches today, on Juneteeth, the national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S.
For The Health Webinar: A Conversation on Race & Food Allergy features a diverse panel of notable Black voices, aiming to promote health equity, as well as share actionable ways the food allergy community can reduce these disparities and support POC in the community. Please register to join the webinar, which is on Friday 6/19/20 at 11:00 am EST/ 10:00 am CST.
Black-Owned Allergy-Friendly Companies
Supporting black-owned businesses is one way to show your support for the community. From buying cupcakes in a jar that ship nationwide, to getting takeout from a local black-owned restaurant or donating to a black-founded advocacy organization, there are lots of ways to make a positive impact.
Restaurants + Bakeries | Food Products | Advocacy Groups | Services
Spokin’s Verified Brands
Spokin's Verified Brands provide the most accurate and expansive allergen information available to the community.
For the Health Webinar: A Conversation on Race & Food Allergy, Part 2: Industry and Community Allies
What does it mean to be an ally to POC in the food allergy community and how can you help? Join Spokin CEO and Founder Susie Hultquist and other industry and community allies for Part 2 of The Health, a free webinar and resource for the entire food allergy community created by Emily Brown of the Food Equality Initiative. The webinar will explore what it means to be an ally, what it takes to strive for equity and actionable steps for industry and community organizations dedicated to a more inclusive environment. Please register to join the webinar, which is on Friday 7/17/20 at 11:00 am EST/ 10:00 am CST.
